2009 CHEVROLET COBALT Complaints

THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPAIRED UNDER RECALL. NOW THE CAR WILL START WITHOUT KEY IN SWITCH. WILL STAY RUNNING WITHOUT KEY IN SWITCH. HAS STALLED OUT WHILE DRIVING NOW IT WILL NOT STAY RUNNING AND GIVES IGNITION SWITCH DTC

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE, A FUEL ODOR EMITTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE PRESSURE FUEL LINE AND THE RETURN FUEL LINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, DUE TO RUST FORMING. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. UPDATED 06/14/16*LJ UPDATED 06/29/16.*JB

I STARTED TO NOTICE A GAS SMELL WHEN MY CAR WAS PARKED IN THE GARAGE. LOOKING ALL OVER THE CAR I DON'T ANY INDICATIONS OF A FUEL LEAK, NO DRIPS, NOTHING. THE SMELL IS MOST DEFINITELY COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE CAR. GOOGLING AROUND I FOUND BULLETIN NO.: 12190A WHICH TALKS ABOUT CERTAIN CARS IN PARTICULAR STATES, OF WHICH MY STATE IS NOT INCLUDED. I CALLED GM TO SEE IF THERE WAS ANYTHING THEY COULD DO TO HELP ME BUT THEY SAID THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR MY CAR AND THAT I WOULD HAVE TO COVER THE COST, POINT BLANK DESPITE OTHER CARS HAVING THE VERY SAME PROBLEM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,550.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE POWER STEERING SENSOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING MOTOR WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 117,000.

DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY GOING 65 MPH AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON ALONG WITH THE TRACTION LIGHT. THE DISPLAY SAYS ENGINE POWER REDUCED, SERVICE TRACTION. I WAS NEARLY REAR ENDED WHEN THIS HAPPEN BECAUSE MY CAR AUTOMATICALLY SLOWED DOWN TO 10 MPH AND STALLED OUT AND WAS BARELY ABLE TO GET IT OVER TO THE SHOULDER. I KEEP GOING TO DIFFERENT MECHANICS AND EVERYONE SAYS ITS SOMETHING ELSE AND I HAVE ALREADY SANK OVER $1500 INTO THIS AND YET IT IS STILL HAPPENING WITH NO END IN SIGHT!!

DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND ALL MY ELECTRICAL DASHBOARD UNITS ARE FLICKERING, MY RPM AND SPEED KEEPS GOING ON AND DOWN, AND MY POWER STEERING MESSAGE CAME UP ON THE DASH, THEN IT WENT OUT AND CAME BACK. NOT COOL. NOT COOL AT ALL....

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, A SECOND VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE FRONT AND SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SUFFERED BACK AND NECK INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT ALSO INDICATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS FAULTY AND THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,147.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE, THE GEAR SHIFTER SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG AND CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED RANDOMLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO OVERHEAT RANDOMLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 77,000. UPDATED 01/11/2017*CT *TR

MY 2009 COBALT BEGAN JERKING WHEN ACCELERATING OVER THE LAST FEW MONTHS AND JUST 3 DAYS AGO, AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, MY CAR STALLS AND WON'T TURN BACK ON. AFTER LOOKING AT SYMPTOMS, IT IS VERY APPARENT THAT THE FUEL PUMP HAS GONE OUT